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This week, we pause our usual mix of game reviews and best practices advice for a brief foray into the ongoing unionization efforts inside the game industry. Join the conversation on our regular blog! #gamedevelopment #games #gameindustry #unionization #microsoft #bethesda https://lnkd.in/gVajRmBm

Just a reminder that GamesIndustry.biz is once again teaming up with Brightmine (Formerly XpertHR) on a salary benchmarking project designed to help UK games companies find and retain talent. And you can find out more by joining our free webinar next week https://lnkd.in/eBVhjNZU

This is my interview with Asia Gaming Brief about “Recruitment trends in Macau gaming industry leveling off: Insider”

🎯 In my recent article for theHRDIRECTOR, I shared insights and approaches we use in our team to make feedback an essential part of the recruitment process. ✨ To me, it’s crucial that every candidate feels respected and supported, no matter the outcome. Feedback isn’t just a final touch—it’s a powerful way to build trust, enhance the employer brand, and create a positive experience for everyone involved. In the article, I outlined practical steps to deliver feedback that is effective, personalized, and meaningful. I hope these strategies will resonate with other HR professionals and inspire them to make feedback a priority. 📖 Read the full article 👉 https://lnkd.in/eWPGbPwF

HRD of Portfolio Studio Cubic Games ($GDEV) - Alena Zhuravleva in co-op with Natalia Goncharova shares insights that will be valuable not only for the HR community but also for employees and managers alike: How to Provide Constructive Feedback. 👩💻 A useful article in the leading outlet - HR Director: https://lnkd.in/eWPGbPwF

There is no single solution to find the optimal resolution to the evaluation of research and at present REF appears to be the preferred choice …. But the cost of it, as well as gaming generally prevents it from delivering on its vision…

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💡 A specific example of how a company implements neuroinclusion in practice. 🎮 Rovio Entertainment Corporation is a global mobile-first games company that creates, develops, and publishes mobile games. 🐣 Rovio is best known for the global Angry Birds brand and has since evolved from games to various entertainment, animations, and consumer products in brand licensing. 📝 In this blog, you will read about the steps they are taking towards neuroinclusion. #neurodiversity #angrybirds #blog #exemple

🔜 Nordic Game What is the one thing 90% of all gaming companies does wrong when it comes to building teams? And what are the easy keys to relearn- to do it cheaper and better in order to create longterm successful teams and more profitable games? Come and hear me out on Nordic Games 22/5 at 11.15, or just watch the live stream 🥳 #Nordicgames #BuildingTeams

10 years in the video game industry and I can say with conviction that getting laid off from it was one of the best disguised blessings I've ever received. Don't get me wrong; I am grateful to have had the chance to work my once dream job of designing narratives and quests for games. But, unimaginably, I find myself significantly more fulfilled in my current role as a project manager and team lead for a world renowned tech giant's largest AI model. And don't mistake me here either - the tech industry is notoriously stingey, and the contractor we work through is no exception. But while true they slash & burn benefits and exploit their workforce in new and innovative ways, my rancor is becalmed by the supportive and positive team and culture I influence and am influenced by each day. This was not the case at the mobile game studios I worked for, for less than minimum wage, salaried, no benefits and the necessity of working indefinitely during crunch times with no additional compensation. I am consistently reminded in my current role, by those I manage and those who manage me, of the value I bring to the project; in the gaming industry, I most often faced either cold criticism, angry ranting, insensitivity, and a clear lack of executive interest or concern for the storyline. I found myself consistently disheartened, unmotivated, complacent, unfulfilled, and, for the better part of that decade, depressed. Just three months after my last company decided my job could be done by a fledgling AI program (ha!), the transluscent veil of a complacency-driven depression lifted. The gaming industry, even in smaller companies and start-ups, was soul-sucking with little reward for all the parts of ourselves we gave. And you know what? The games coming out from these large companies today are largely as soulless as their overworked art teams. Many of the biggest hits these past years have not been the hyped-up series staples released from the AAA studios; it's the independent stuff that's most making waves— Valheim, Hades, Ori— these games are thoughtful, innovative, immersive, and imbued with more soul than I've seen an original, main entry Final Fantasy game since 2010, or World of Warcraft since the death of Arthus. The only way I'd consider getting back into game development is if I were miraculously approached by a small team like the 5-man Irongate team who became overnight millionaires thanks to the absolute triumph and work of art that is Valheim. Some day, I may find myself in a tangential field, such as localization, but my time within the hollow halls of the video game industry snuffed out a lifelong passion for regaling the world with tales of adventure, and limit breaks, and god-slaying... a passion only recently reborn, though in an entirely different context, one which only my peers now get to see. #gameoverforgreed